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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anvar buy after reading a book discrediting Islam?

2. How long after Mikey died did Anvar's mother tell her that her soul was damned to eternal torment?

3. What does Mr. Bhatti serve Azza in his office?

4. How many kilometers does Safwa have to travel with Hasan al-Qurayshi when she leaves Baghdad?

5. On page 67, what does Abu give Safwa for Eid?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Mikey, and what was his purpose?

2. Why do Safwa and her brother call their father Abu?

3. How does Anvar start reading for fun?

4. Why does Safwa not make an effort to belong with the people she is living with?

5. On the sixth anniversary of 9/11, what happens to Bariah at a grocery store?

6. Why does Zuha break up with Anvar?

7. Why does Anvar decide there is a God?

8. What convulted scheme does Anvar come up with so he can go to prom with Zuha?

9. What does Shabana, president of the Muslim Students Association, want Anvar to do?

10. Why did Imtiaz decide his family needed to leave Pakistan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Bariah is disrespected in a grocery store because she is Muslim. What happens to Bariah when she goes grocery shopping at a store she has frequented for years? Why does the clerk treat her with disrespect?

Essay Topic 2

Allusions are figures of speech. What are allusions? How does the author use allusions? How can allusions be ambiguous references to people, places or things? Why might allusions be difficult for readers to understand and connect to ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How does the author use idioms in the book? Why are the idioms sometimes difficult to understand? Why do the idioms often require research to understand their meaning? Why are idioms especially difficult for Anna to understand?

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